London at night has always been seen as a lawless orgy of depravity and pestilence. But is it now as bland and unthreatening as any new town? Sukhdev Sandhu journeys across the city to find out whether the London night really has been rendered neutral by street lighting and CCTV cameras. His nocturnal forays see him prospecting in the London night with the people who drive its pulse, from the avian police to security guards, urban fox hunters and exorcists. He wades through the sewers, hangs out with pirate DJs, and accompanies the marine patrol looking for midnight corpses. Beautifully written, Night Haunts seeks to reclaim the mystery and romance of the city-to revitalize the great myth of London for a new century.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Some of the most ambitious and memorable work of the last decade. * Time Out * Artangel is truly on the side of the angels. * Independent *
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Höhe: 206 mm
Breite: 137 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
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978-1-84467-162-5 (9781844671625)
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Sukhdev Sandhu is the author of London Calling. He lives in New York and London, and writes for London Review of Books, Modern Painters and Times Literary Supplement. He is the award-winning chief film critic of Daily Telegraph and Associate Professor of English and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University.
